"This... I understand what my father-in-law wants, but I really don't need it."
Lin Fan said speechlessly.
"You! Do you think that you can succeed in rebellion with your own strength?
Don’t forget, you are not the only one who has soldiers and horses in this Ming Dynasty?”
"With your strength, it is too dangerous. Moreover, the ministers in the court have a lot of opinions about you and are wary of you. If you don't submit to the third prince Zhu Cijiong, what else can you do?"
"Moreover, there are many benefits to doing this. The third prince is young, and if you surrender to him, you can become his confidant. He will put down his guard against you. In the future, you will have the opportunity to take advantage of him when he is not prepared."
Narantuji said in a deep voice.
Lin Fan knew that these words were definitely told to him by Nalan Xiongying. After all, with Nalan Tuji's IQ, it was impossible for him to say such high-level words.
"What I mean is not that my own strength is enough, but that there is no need to tell you a secret quietly. In fact, I am the prince."
Lin Fan said.
"You! You're fooling around!"
"You are still the prince! Did you have a convulsion in your head?
Fortunately, my father has returned to Heshuote, otherwise, I would have to dig up your Tianling Cap and take a good look at what is inside."
Narantuji said in a deep voice.
"Believe it or not, if nothing happens, you can go back."
Lin Fan said, then got up and went to the backyard.
He wanted to see how his potatoes were doing. After a few days of cultivation, they were almost ready to bear fruit.
"Yes! It's very good. The fruit has already been produced. It can be harvested in three days at most. Then I only need to cultivate some more and promote it on a large scale."
Lin Fan looked at his potatoes and was very satisfied.
Nalan Yanran came over at this time and said: "Husband, who and what are they growing here?
How come I've never seen it?
You said you were going to make delicious food for me, but you haven’t done it yet.”
Lin Fan looked at Nalan Yanran, gently scratched the tip of her nose, and said, "You are really greedy. You will be able to eat this in two or three days. You will definitely be surprised by that time."
On the other side, Nalan Tuji left the capital and went straight to Heshuote. After Nalan Xiongying learned what Nalan Tuji said, he was immediately furious!
"This Lin Fan is really ignorant. Does he look down on my and Shuote's strength?"
Nalan Eagle said angrily.
"Father, in my opinion, it would be better for Shuote and I not to get involved in what Lin Fan is going to do. If he fails, with us here, my sister will still have a way to survive."
Narantuji said in a deep voice.
"Alas! This can only be like this. Shuote and I seem to be powerful, but in fact we are strong on the outside but weak on the inside. If we hadn't gotten some food from the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the people would have been hungry!"
Nalan Eagle said in a deep voice.
Two days later, Nalan Eagle and Nalan Tuji received news that shocked them.
Emperor Chongzhen wants to make Lin Fan the crown prince!
"He! He didn't lie!"
Narantuji said in shock.
"He is actually the son of Emperor Chongzhen. He has just been raised outside. Moreover, he is older than Zhu Cixi!"
"This is the real eldest son and the most orthodox candidate for the crown prince. That's great!"
Nalan Eagle said excitedly.
"Father, according to the information we have received now, people in the court seem to be very hostile to Lin Fan and have no intention of letting him become the prince."
"Moreover, Queen Zhou and His Highness the Third Prince have even greater objections to Lin Fan. Lin Fan is currently alone in the capital and has no help!"
Narantuji said in a deep voice.
Since Lin Fan is the prince, and Emperor Chongzhen wants to make Lin Fan the prince, Nalan Tuji, as Lin Fan's uncle, will naturally not think about siding with Zhu Cijiong.
"Hmph! This is not simple. Our Nalan family also has some close associates in the Ming Dynasty. I will discuss with them now. If they speak for Lin Fan in the court, he will definitely become the prince."
Nalan Eagle Road.
"Father, do you still need me to go to the capital?"
Narantuji asked.
"Let's go there and use my Nalan family's background in the court to promote him to the position of prince!"
Nalan Eagle said in a deep voice.
At this time, in the capital, the potatoes planted by Lin Fan finally matured. He kept most of them as seeds and took out some to cook for Nalan Yanran.
"Yan'er, come here quickly, the spicy and sour potato shreds are ready."
Lin Fan said with a smile.
“Hot and sour potato shreds?
The name of this dish is quite interesting, but I don’t know how it tastes.”
Nalan Yanran said with a smile.
Lin Fan said: "You will know the taste once you taste it."
Nalan Yanran nodded, picked up some shredded potatoes with chopsticks and put it into her mouth. Instantly, the sour and spicy feeling stimulated her taste buds.
Nalan Yanran's beautiful eyes flashed with strange color, and when she looked at Lin Fan, she was also shocked: "My lord, you! You can actually cook, and this is much more delicious than what the royal chef in the palace cooks."
"Haha! I don't know how to cook. It's just that the preparation of this dish is very simple, and the potatoes are something you have never eaten before. That's why I think it's delicious."
Lin Fan said with a smile.
The royal chefs in the palace are naturally better at cooking than I am, but I come from the future and know many novel dishes, which the royal chefs in the palace cannot match.
Nalan Yanran ate all the spicy and sour potato shreds in one breath, and then said: "Ms. sir, there are rumors outside recently that you are His Majesty's son. Is this true?"
Since Nalan Yanran married Lin Fan, she rarely went out. Once she went out once in a while, she heard that Emperor Chongzhen wanted to make Lin Fan the crown prince.
Lin Fan was also speechless about this matter. He did not expect that after Emperor Chongzhen said it, the officials in the court would react so strongly. Some great scholars joined forces to enter the palace and almost beat Emperor Chongzhen.
"Oh, this is indeed true."
Lin Fan said.
"Then! What are you going to do next? His Majesty wants to make you the crown prince, but the ministers in the court will not agree!"
Nalan Yanran said.
"Haha! What's the use of them not agreeing? That old boy Chongzhen has already spoken. With my strength, I can't help those ministers to refuse."
Lin Fan sneered.
At this moment, Ni Yuanlu, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, walked in with several gray-haired officials. Lin Fu ran in front and came to Lin Fan.
"Master, these people insist on coming in, I can't stop them!"
Lin Fu cried bitterly.
"These few people are extraordinary. One is the Minister of Household Affairs, and the others are great scholars from the Hanlin Academy. It's normal that you can't stop them."
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
When Lin Fu heard the identities of these people, he immediately stood behind Lin Fan. Ni Yuanlu looked at Lin Fan and winked, which was a wink to Lin Fan.
"Master Ni, we have all met Lin Fan, so we don't need you to lead the way. Why don't you, Master Ni, leave first?"